1998 Detroit Tigers

65-97 • .401 Win% • 5th in AL C

The 1998 Detroit Tigers went 65-97 (.401) finishing 5th in the AL C division. The club scored 722 runs, allowed 863, and played home games at Tiger Stadium. Team leaders included Tony Clark (34 HR, 103 RBI) and Brian Moehler (14-13, 3.90 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

65 Wins
97 Losses
.401 Win %
5th Rank
722 R 863 RA
Diff -141

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722 Runs Scored
863 Runs Allowed
-141 Run Diff
1,409K Attendance

📈 vs. 1998 AL Average

Batting Avg .263 3% below the 1998 league average (.271)
OBP .323 5% below the 1998 league average (.339)
SLG .415 4% below the 1998 league average (.431)
Team ERA 4.93 6% worse than the 1998 league average (4.65)
Runs Scored 722 11% below the 1998 league average (812 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,409,391
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Avg per Game 17,399

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1998

Batting Avg

1 Juan Encarnacion 0.329 2 Tony Clark 0.291 3 Bobby Higginson 0.284 4 Frank Catalanotto 0.282 5 Paul Bako 0.272

Home Runs

1 Tony Clark 34 2 Damion Easley 27 3 Bobby Higginson 25 4 Luis Gonzalez 23 5 Joe Randa 9

RBI

1 Tony Clark 103 2 Damion Easley 100 3 Bobby Higginson 85 4 Luis Gonzalez 71 5 Joe Randa 50
1998 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bobby Higginson 157 612 92 174 37 4 25 85 63 101 3 0.284
Tony Clark 157 602 84 175 37 0 34 103 63 128 3 0.291
Brian Hunter 142 595 67 151 29 3 4 36 36 94 42 0.254
Damion Easley 153 594 84 161 38 2 27 100 39 112 15 0.271
Luis Gonzalez 154 547 84 146 35 5 23 71 57 62 12 0.267
Joe Randa 138 460 56 117 21 2 9 50 41 70 8 0.254
Deivi Cruz 135 454 52 118 22 3 5 45 13 55 3 0.260
Paul Bako 96 305 23 83 12 1 3 30 23 82 1 0.272
Frank Catalanotto 89 213 23 60 13 2 6 25 12 39 3 0.282
Gabe Alvarez 58 199 16 46 11 0 5 29 18 65 1 0.231
Juan Encarnacion 40 164 30 54 9 4 7 21 7 31 7 0.329
Joe Oliver 50 155 8 35 8 0 4 22 7 33 0 0.226
Geronimo Berroa 52 126 17 30 4 1 1 10 17 27 0 0.238
Bip Roberts 34 113 17 28 6 0 0 9 16 14 6 0.248
Kimera Bartee 57 98 20 19 5 1 3 15 6 35 9 0.194
Billy Ripken 27 74 8 20 3 0 0 5 5 10 3 0.270
Andy Tomberlin 32 69 8 15 2 0 2 12 3 25 1 0.217
Joe Siddall 29 65 3 12 3 0 1 6 7 25 0 0.185
Trey Beamon 28 42 4 11 4 0 0 2 5 13 1 0.262
Raul Casanova 16 42 4 6 2 0 1 3 5 10 0 0.143
Jeff Manto 16 30 6 8 2 0 1 3 3 11 1 0.267
Gabe Kapler 7 25 3 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 2 0.200
Jason Wood 10 23 5 8 2 0 1 1 3 4 0 0.348
Robert Fick 7 22 6 8 1 0 3 7 2 7 1 0.364
Pete Incaviglia 7 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.071
Justin Thompson 34 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.143
Seth Greisinger 21 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.250
Brian Moehler 33 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Bryce Florie 42 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.333
Frank Castillo 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brian Powell 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
A. J. Sager 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Matt Anderson 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Bochtler 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Brocail 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Will Brunson 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dean Crow 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roberto Duran 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Denny Harriger 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Todd Jones 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Greg Keagle 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sean Runyan 88 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Sanders 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Marino Santana 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tim Worrell 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1998

ERA

1 Doug Brocail 2.73 2 Matt Anderson 3.27 3 Sean Runyan 3.58 4 Brian Moehler 3.90 5 Dean Crow 3.94

Wins

1 Brian Moehler 14 2 Justin Thompson 11 3 Bryce Florie 8 4 Seth Greisinger 6 5 Matt Anderson 5

Strikeouts

1 Justin Thompson 149 2 Brian Moehler 123 3 Bryce Florie 97 4 Frank Castillo 81 5 Seth Greisinger 66
1998 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Justin Thompson 11 15 4.05 34 34 0 222.0 227 100 79 149
Brian Moehler 14 13 3.90 33 33 0 221.1 220 96 56 123
Bryce Florie 8 9 4.80 42 16 0 133.0 141 71 59 97
Seth Greisinger 6 9 5.12 21 21 0 130.0 142 74 48 66
Frank Castillo 3 9 6.83 27 19 1 116.0 150 88 44 81
Brian Powell 3 8 6.35 18 16 0 83.2 101 59 36 46
Doug Bochtler 0 2 6.15 51 0 0 67.1 73 46 42 45
Todd Jones 1 4 4.97 65 0 28 63.1 58 35 36 57
Doug Brocail 5 2 2.73 60 0 0 62.2 47 19 18 55
Tim Worrell 2 6 5.98 15 9 0 61.2 66 41 19 47
A. J. Sager 4 2 6.52 31 3 2 59.1 79 43 23 23
Sean Runyan 1 4 3.58 88 0 1 50.1 47 20 28 39
Dean Crow 2 2 3.94 32 0 0 45.2 55 20 16 18
Matt Anderson 5 1 3.27 42 0 0 44.0 38 16 31 44
Greg Keagle 0 5 5.59 9 7 0 38.2 46 24 20 25
Roberto Duran 0 1 5.87 18 0 0 15.1 9 10 17 12
Denny Harriger 0 3 6.75 4 2 0 12.0 17 9 8 3
Scott Sanders 0 2 17.69 3 2 0 9.2 24 19 6 6
Marino Santana 0 0 3.68 7 0 0 7.1 9 3 8 10
Will Brunson 0 0 0.00 8 0 0 3.0 2 0 1 1

👥 Roster (45)

Gabe Alvarez Matt Anderson Paul Bako Kimera Bartee Trey Beamon Geronimo Berroa Doug Bochtler Doug Brocail Will Brunson Raul Casanova Frank Castillo Frank Catalanotto +33 more

45 players

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The 1998 Detroit Tigers in brief

The 1998 Detroit Tigers finished 65-97, a .401 winning percentage, placing 5th in the AL Central. With 722 runs scored and 863 given up, the 1998 differential was -141. At the plate the Detroit Tigers hit .263, 3% worse than the league's .271. Pitchers allowed 4.93 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.65. League clubs averaged 812 runs that year, so the Detroit Tigers scored 11% fewer.

Tiger Stadium was home in 1998, drawing a total attendance of 1,409,391. For power, Tony Clark led the way with 34 homers. Brian Moehler was the top winner, with 14 victories. The strikeout leader was Justin Thompson with 149. Todd Jones saved 28 games. The roster section lists 45 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1998 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1998 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1998 Detroit Tigers finished 65-97 (.401 win pct).
Who led the 1998 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Tony Clark led the 1998 Detroit Tigers with 34 home runs.
What was the 1998 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1998 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 4.93.
Did the 1998 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1998 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1998 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1998 Detroit Tigers played home games at Tiger Stadium.
Who led the 1998 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Tony Clark (34 HR, 103 RBI) and Brian Moehler (14-13, 3.90 ERA).
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